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Ann Griffiths
A letter in the hand of Ann Griffiths (1776-1805), hymnwriter.
Smuggler's Autobiography
Remarkable life of William Owen of Nevern, Pembrokeshire, executed in 1747 for murder.
Autobiography of Private Thomas Jeremiah
A Short Account of the Life and Adventures of Private Thomas Jeremiah, 23rd or Royal Welch Fusiliers 1812-1837.
Dyddgoviant William Owen Pughe
The diary of the lexicographer and antiquarian, William Owen Pughe (1759-1835), for the period 1811-1835.
John Harries' Book of Incantations
A manuscript from the library of John Harries, Cwrtycadno, astrologer and medical practitioner. Containing grimoires, astrological signs and calculations.
Temperence
Minute book and other records of Aberystwyth Auxiliary Temperance Society which was formed in 1835.
Sir William Edmond Logan Journals
Compelling observations by the geologist from Canada, 1843-44.
Emigrants Letters
Letters by Henry Jones (1824-52) who emigrated to New York, and his sister, Mary Jones (1831-61) who migrated to New South Wales.
Manuscripts relating to Patagonia
A selection of 25 manuscripts relating to Patagonia.
Letters from the American Civil War
A collection of letters from the battlefield by a Welsh soldier, John Griffith Jones (d.1864).
Sarah Jacob, the "Welsh fasting girl"
Brief for the defence in the case against Evan and Hannah Jacob of Llethr-neuadd, Llanfihangel-ar-arth, Carmarthenshire, for the manslaughter of their daughter, Sarah Jacob on 17 December 1869.
Alcwyn C Evans Pedigree Books
Manuscripts containing pedigrees of ancient families of south-west Wales compiled by Alcwyn C. Evans, an antiquary from Carmarthen.
Criminals
Register of criminals apprehended Cardiganshire Constabulary between 1897 and 1933.
Yr Arwr, Hedd Wyn
One of the final drafts of the ode Yr Arwr in the hand of the bard Hedd Wyn, which won him the chair at the Eisteddfod following his death in 1917.
War diary of Edward Thomas
The war diary of the poet and writer Edward Thomas, 1 January - 8 April 1917. Img: Copyright The Edward Thomas Estate
Welsh National Book of Remembrance
Contains the names of 35,000 servicemen and women who lost their lives in the First World War. Img: Copyright Welsh Centre for International Affairs
John Cowper Powys
A diary by one of the greatest novelists of the 20th century. Img Copyright The John Cowper Powys Estate
T E Nicholas
A volume of sonnets written by ‘Niclas y Glais’ when he was a prisoner at Swansea and Brixton in 1940. Img Copyright The T. E. Nicholas Estate
Dylan Thomas and the map of Llareggub
Map of Llareggub drawn by Dylan Thomas (1914-1953) while drafting Under Milk Wood.
Prisoner of War Camp Magazines
Magazines created by Welsh prisoners of war in camp Stalag IVB, Germany during the Second World War.
Other Modern Period manuscripts available to view
Melus-seiniau Cymru Reference: NLW MS 1940iA
Per-seiniau Cymru Reference: NLW MS 1940iiA
Melus geingciau Deheubarth Cymru Reference: Dr J. Lloyd Williams Music MSS and Papers AH1/34
Edward Thomas; The Heart of England, 1906 Reference: NLW MS 10617B
Edward Thomas; A Castle of Cloud Reference: NLW MS 21750D
Edward Thomas; Draft poems, 1914-1915 Reference: NLW MS 22920A
Edward Thomas; Fragments of Journals Reference: NLW MS 21859C
Edward Thomas; Diary entries Reference; NLW MS 22913C
Edward Thomas; Diary, 1900-1901 Reference: NLW MS 22900B
Edward Thomas; Diary 1901-1902 Reference: NLW MS 22901B
Edward Thomas; Diary, 1902-1904 Reference: NLW MS 22902B
Edward Thomas; War Diary, 1917 Reference: NLW MS 24030i & iiA
Edward Thomas; Letters to Helen Thomas, 1896-1900 Reference: NLW MS 22914C
Edward Thomas; Letters to Helen Thomas, 1901-1913 Reference: NLW MS 22915C
Edward Thomas; Letters to Helen Thomas, 1914 Reference: NLW MS 22916C
Edward Thomas; Letters to Helen Thomas, 1916-1917 Reference: NLW MS 22917C
Edward Thomas; Letters Reference: NLW MS 23222B
Edward Thomas; Poems Reference: NLW MS 23077C
Edward Thomas; Draft poems, 1916 Reference: NLW MS 22921A
Edward Thomas poetry manuscript 1914-[1915] Reference: NLW MS 24122B
Edward Thomas letters and poems [1903]-[1922] Reference: NLW MSS 24123D
William Hibbs Bevan: Diary [c. 1833]-1872 Reference: NLW MS 22689B